What a boor. Hmm. Just guessing, but perhaps because it's the first national championship in football for any Texas-based D1 university in 35 years? Maybe because lots of impressionable teen-agers and klingons who like to "belong" jumped on the bandwagon. What's news about this phenomenon, Ritchie? C'mon Richie, you were a Cure-baby back in the '80's--admit it! See: Business 101, Richie. Hammer. Nail. Boo-freakin' hoo, scrooge. (Note to Richie: I was excited and proud when the Spurs and Rockets won NBA titles, too, but I'm not sure if I felt it in my soul, or anything.) Hammer. Nail. $$ Yawn. The Hammer is smarter than this. He knows full well what influences are at work, but he's not going to say anything, because he works in that arena. I hope Richie will write the same column when UNT wins a BCS bowl. I also hope that the DMN, DRC, and FWST have front page coverage. I will expect it. What a pissy little b*tch.